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Rochester community mourns James Foley

Neighbors and friends are mourning the death of James Foley, a photojournalist from Rochester, New Hampshire, who was killed by Islamic militants after being held for nearly two years. WMTW News 8's David Charns reports.

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Updated: 11:19 PM EDT Aug 19, 2014

Rochester community mourns James Foley

Neighbors and friends are mourning the death of James Foley, a photojournalist from Rochester, New Hampshire, who was killed by Islamic militants after being held for nearly two years. WMTW News 8's David Charns reports.

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WEBVTT WITH OUR TOPSTORY... DAVID.JOURNALISTJAMES FOLEY WAS INSYRIA -- COVERINGTHE CIVIL WAR THERE-- WHEN HE WASCAPTURED TWOYEARS AGO.IT WAS THESECOND TIME HE'DBEEN CAPTUREDWHILE ABROAD.FAMILY ANDFRIENDS HERE INROCHESTER SAYCOVERINGINTERNATIONALCONFLICT IS WHAT HELOVED.TONIGHT -- THEENTIRE WORLD --MOURNING THISLOSS.A SINGLE CANDLESHINES FROM THEFAMILY HOME OFJAMES FOLEY. THE 40-YEAR-OLD PHOTO-JOURNALIST ---MISSING IN SYRIA FORNEARLY TWO YEARS."we've seen regimesfall and be replaced byother regimes" THEROCHESTER-NATIVE --KILLED AT THE HANDSOF ISLAMICMILITANTS."this is a tragedy thatis indescribable. Thereare no words todescribe this kind ofinhumanity" FATHERPAUL GOUSSE KNOWSTHE FOLEY FAMILY.HE SAYS FAITH...PRAYER... AND THISCOMMUNITY... ALLRALLIED TO BRINGJIM HOME."we've held out hopefor a long time andwe've prayed for a longtime that eventuallyjim would be released,so to get this news isnot something that anyof us, including myself,were prepared to dealwith" IN A MESSAGEON FACE-BOOK...DIANE FOLEY -- JIM'SMOTHER WRITES: "WEHAVE NEVER BEENPROUDER OF OUR SONJIM. HE GAVE HIS LIFETRYING TO EXPOSETHE WORLD TO THESUFFERING OF THESYRIAN PEOPLE. WETHANK JIM FOR ALLTHE JOY HE GAVE US.HE WAS ANEXTRAORDINARY SON,BROTHER,JOURNALIST ANDPERSON.""my heart and prayersgo out to the foleys"NEIGHBORS --STUNNED TO HEARTHE TRAGIC LOSS."our whole family isdevastated right nowfor such a useless,senseless loss" THEFOLEY FAMILYASKING FORPRIVACY... AS THOSEALL ACROSS THEWORLD GRIEVE."you never thought thiswould happen. You'dthink it'd have a happyending"

Rochester community mourns James Foley

Neighbors and friends are mourning the death of James Foley, a photojournalist from Rochester, New Hampshire, who was killed by Islamic militants after being held for nearly two years. WMTW News 8's David Charns reports.